Girona and Villarreal face in the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, in a duel between the fifth place in LaLiga Santander and a Catalan team that arrives with reinforced morale after defeating the leader, the Espanyol by Vicente Moreno, 1-0 in the Smartbank League.
The team of Unai emery wants to advance in the KO tournament, a specialty that the Basque coach is good at, since he has historically performed well in qualifying rounds, as can be seen with the Sevilla and the Europa League. He Villarreal, however, it comes from obtaining two consecutive draws in LaLiga Santander before him Pomegranate (2-2) and before the Huesca (0-0), in a meeting where He Yellow Submarine has greatly missed Gerard Moreno, his offensive referent.
In the Copa del Rey the Castellón thrashed Leoia in the first round 0-6, they subsequently beat the Zamora 1-4 in the second instance of the competition and defeated the Tenerife 0-1 in the third round, with a goal from Fer Child in the 90th minute of the game, just in time to avoid extra time. Emery has chosen to give minutes to less common players in the cup competition, so it is likely that he will propose an eleven between starters and less common players.
He Girona by Francisco It currently occupies the eighth place in the classification with 33 points. The Girona team cut a streak of up to four games without knowing the victory with an important victory at Spanish in the Catalan derby of the twentieth day of the Smartbank League.
In the Copa del Rey, Girona defeated the Gymnastic Segoviana 0-2 in the first round, subsequently defeating the Lugo 2-1 in extra time, in the second round, while he managed to beat the Cadiz, team of LaLiga Santander, 2-0, in a match also played in Montilivi.
Two so many of Valery Fernandez they defeated the people of Cadiz and will try to repeat the same against the people of Castellón. In Copa del Rey the team has also dosed regular starting players in the Smartbank League with substitutes trying to win quality minutes.
When do you play Girona – Villarreal?
The game is played today, Tuesday, January 26, at 21.00 hours
Where to see Girona – Villarreal?
The encounter can be seen by DAZN, the platform that broadcasts the Copa del Rey. You can follow all the information about the match and the round of 16 of the competition on the website of Sports world.